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Films
2 Films
with a digital version available
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Region
“South-East Asia”
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Country
“Myanmar”
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Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
2
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films available on demand
1
Region
South-East Asia
2
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Country
Myanmar
2
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Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Memory
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Kawanami, Hiroko
1
Sheppard, John
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
not set
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1993
1
1996
1
Status
Film list
Keepers of the Faith: The Buddhist Nuns of Sagaing Hills
1996
51
‘
Directed by
Hiroko Kawanami
.
In the Sagaing Hills, 12 miles from the ancient capital of Mandalay are hundreds of pagodas, stupas, monasteries and nunneries which form a focal point of worship for Buddhism in Burma. In 1986 the
South-East Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Collective / Community identity
Gender Role and Identity
The Longest Struggle: The Karen of Burma
1993
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
In the forested hills of eastern Burma, a war has been going on for more than 50 years. A war that is rarely reported and is often apparently at a stalemate. For the Karen people of this part of
South-East Asia
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Memory